KKDW Allocates RM20 Million For Rural Entrepreneurs To Undergo Digitalisation Training

KUCHING, The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) has allocated RM20 million under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) to train 4,000 rural entrepreneurs through the Entrepreneur Digitalisation Programme (PPU), said its Deputy Minister Datuk R…

BSP orders financial institutions to accept digital nat’l ID

MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) directed BSP-Supervised Financial Institutions (BSFIs) to accept all formats of the national identification (ID), including the digital format.

BSP Memorandum 2024-026, dated Aug. 9 and posted on the cent…

People Of Perlis Urged To Fly Jalur Gemilang As Sign Of Love For Country

KANGAR, Perlis Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli has urged all people in the state to fly the Jalur Gemilang at their homes, offices, and business premises to show their love for the country.

He said that in line with Visit Perlis Year 2024-2025 and t…

Korean Navy completes renovation of child dev’t center in Legazpi City

LEGAZPI CITY: The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) on Monday turned over the newly renovated Naval Forces Southern Luzon (NFSL) Child Development Center facility inside the naval station in Barangay Rawis, this city, as part of the Pacific Partnership 20…

Police Bust Drug Syndicate Operating Under Guise Of Traditional Medicine Shop

KUALA LUMPUR, Police have dismantled a drug trafficking syndicate worth over RM21 million, operating under the guise of a traditional medicine shop, following the arrest of two men, including a foreign national, during an operation in Taman Desa Peta…

Marcos to grant cash incentives, awards to Filipino Olympians

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to grant cash incentives and awards to all the 22 Filipino athletes who represented the country in the recently-concluded 2024 Paris Olympics.

In a Palace press briefing Monday, Presidential Protocol c…

Women’s Entrepreneurship In M’sia Low Despite Significant Population Presence – Nancy

KUALA LUMPUR, Women’s involvement in entrepreneurship still lags behind, despite their significant presence in Malaysia’s population, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

According to the Department of Stati…